Lebanese rocket fire hits Northern Israel; Hezbollah deny involvement

Thursday January 08, 2009 20:47 by Grace Walsh - IMEMC News

At approximately 8am on Thursday morning, rocket fire hit the Northern Israeli territory of Nahariya. No injuries were reported, but the residents of a nursing home that was hit in the attack are being treated for shock.

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Hezbollah and sources in Beirut, have denied responsibility for the rockets, which came from the Litani River area, near the Israeli border, and were short-range.

There is speculation that Palestinian refugees might have been responsible for the attacks. There are large refugee camps around Tyre and Sidon in southern Lebanon.

Last year, Israeli officials threatened that any attack from Hezbollah would trigger a retaliation against all of Lebanon that would make 2006 seem mild.

Hezbollah has largely respected the ban on armed activity in the area of the Litani and the Israeli border since the ban was put in place in August 2006.

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